Wir Ain Peerie Bodies (Monday-Friday)
On Monday we learned the proper names for our body parts, including private parts. We read the ‘Who Has What’ book and then chose two bairns to draw around on large pieces of paper so we could add the body part names for a girl and a boy. Day Two built on our discussion from day one, as we talked more about our bodies and the concept of private parts. The bairns decorated pants using coloring mediums. On Wednesday, we introduced Pantosaurus, a singing dinosaur who teaches us how to say “NO!” when we don’t feel safe. Next, we discussed emotions and how they make our bodies feel. We also introduced the idea of safe and trusted adults that you can talk to if something makes you feel uncomfortable. “My Mam makes me feel safe.” On the final day, the bairns were supported to know the difference between good and bad secrets and we revisited the messages from earlier in the week about saying NO and telling someone if they feel unsafe or worried.
This is a link to the Pantosaurus video on YouTube (it might just get stuck in your head!).
(8) Talk PANTS with Pantosaurus and his PANTS song #TalkPANTS – YouTube
Salvation Army Polycrub Visit (Thursday)
The bairns created marigolds with plasticine during their visit to the Salvation Army polycrub this week. Then, it was time to plant the real thing. They also fed the goats and got up close to the lambs.
Preschoolers Transition (Tuesday and Thursday)
Our preschoolers visit with Mrs Johnson focused on The Three Billy Goats Gruff. After listening to the story, the bairns had to use small loose parts to build a bridge. They also had time for free-play to explore the classroom. Thursday was another chance to experience lunch in the canteen and familiarise themselves with the routines. The bairns had a visit to the school bathrooms and noticed that they don’t have any magic taps there.
During their first gym lesson, the preschoolers learned about staying safe by being aware of the doors and who might be passing through. The bairns listened about how the equipment was stored and that today they would be using balls. They practiced rolling, throwing, catching and passing, either on their own or with a friend. Then they had two games – I See and Mr Men & Little Miss Movements. The I See game was a listening challenge involving different movements like walking, skipping, marching, running, tiptoeing and hopping. The Mr Men & Little Miss game had the bairns acting out how they thought different characters would move. They stretch up like Mr Tall, crouched down like Mr Small, froze for Mr Quiet and did star jumps for Little Miss Star.
Play and Learning (Monday-Friday)
Here is a selection of our play and learning from the week. The bairns have been busy taking their fishing boat out, creating masterpieces at the workbench and dancing to The Flight of the Bumblebee on Alexa, matching their movements to the tempo of the music. We were very lucky to receive a donation of plasterboard scraps and the bairns took these out into the garden and used spray bottles filled with paint to colour them. They noticed how the paint dripped down the upright panels and how the colours mixed together.
